Jack Kukolic - 21, Emmy Pitschner - 20, Brandon Wickson - 20 | Canada

As Meadowvale Village and its historic charm crumbles under growing development, Terry Wilson creates a heartfelt tribute to the village in his very own backyard.

Abigail Cunningham - 22, Kaeley Beam - 20, Grace Lavery - 21 | USA

An exploration of the artistry of dance, unveiling the dedication behind turning physicality into poetry.

Anthony Wegner - 24, Charlie Hill - 24, Max Mezo - 24 | Canada

Delve into the world of Experimental Toronto filmmaker John Porter.

Kate Mai Man Xu - 17 | China

A documentation of the endangered cultural heritage of the art of making Lion Dance Heads across generations, celebrating the legacy of female craftsmanship.

Adora Midderhoff - 21, Jherrisha Barr - 22, Kaiyla Wriddley - 23 | USA

A short film showcasing the inter-generational power of hip hop to build bonds, create community, and heal in Chicago.

Kg Giroux - 20 | USA

An investigation of the relationship between art, trauma, and love through the life and legacy of late Baltimorean artist Les Harris.

Christine An - 21, Rongsha Meng - 22 | China

In the deep mountains of southern China, the Dong (侗族) chorus sings the struggles, resilience, and spiritual healing of Aunty Yang's life journey.

Jason Cheng - 18 | Canada

Stz’uminus Master Carver John Marston embarks on a journey to revitalize the traditional art of canoe carving in his community.

Edith Chang - 20 | USA

A lonely man builds a machine to live within the flickers of his happiest memories. Through a blend of super 8 film and digital footage the past and present, the real and the imagined, begin to blur.

Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui - 23 | USA

Karma, an international high school student from Sikkim, struggles to fit in and hold onto his cultural identity when he is stuck at home for the day with his host sibling.

Nathan Campbell - 19 | USA

A man stumbles upon a saxophone. What might he find...inside?

Austin Nginga - 20, John Mark Chege - 20, Betty Njambi Kimani - 23 | Kenya

A raw look at what it feels like to be completely stuck and the quiet fight to break free.

Ashish Prasai - 19, Alexandru Vesa - 19 | Ireland

In the wake of Ishan's passing, Ashish grapples with grief as he immerses himself in the recollection of cherished memories, finding solace in the melodies of his late brother's guitar.

Alexa Whyte - 20, Apollo Bual - 20, Maggie Brill - 24 | USA

This dance film, set amidst the hustle and bustle of New York, captures the deep longing for connection in an era where hyper-independence has become the norm.

Joshua Stoker - 24, Shane Hecksel - 24, Ian Zych - 24 | USA

A lost man awakens to find his former muse beckoning him into the forest, where he must confront the haunting symbols of their eroding relationship.

Preston Lyman - 18 | USA

This piece takes you on a journey into an uncanny environment where the lines between technology and organic life begin to blur.

Cade Savage Schwartz - 16 | USA

A rock climber comes into contact with a creature and a force beyond and above him that opens a doorway to transformation and the mythological.

Liberty White - 18, Ren Meyers - 19 | USA

Acirema reimagines America’s anthem through a Black lens, transforming its familiar pride into a distorted siren—haunting, dissonant, and surreal.

Kate Henderson - 19, Solomon Le - 19 | Canada

Tracy leaves her neglectful home only to discover she can’t escape the inevitable corruption of feminine youth.

Craig Renaud - 24 | Canada

As the city is engulfed by a major flood, Cain attempts to reach his hospitalized brother by any means necessary.

Sundiata Gittens - 19, Zachary Ramseur - 18 | USA

Marcus uses music as a way to push his day forward. That is until he is forced to take heed to the things surrounding him.

Gabi Fedoroff - 23 | USA

This experiment in projection art recounts a ceramic vase's journey from a childhood home in New Orleans through the devastation of Hurricane Katrina until its eventual demise in a mundane accident.

Cedric Christophorus - 22, Felisitas Stella - 24, Victoria Gunawan - 23, Owen Nathanael - 22 | USA

We invite you to the world of early 2000s satellite television in Indonesia, with all its nostalgia, charm, along with its hidden flaws.

Latoria Hicks - 21, Calyn Ashe - 21, Grace Myers - 19 | USA

Three professors explore the history, significance, and ongoing challenges of African American Vernacular English in higher education and the United States, reflecting on its cultural impact and the fight for linguistic acceptance.

Corey Joon Clark - 23, Robert Celestine - 22, Vince Brown - 23 | USA

A meditation on spirit, determination, and Black identity; the reflections between the world that defines us and the world we define for ourselves.

Jack Cosgriff - 20, Anna Dedecek - 21, Nicole Wittusen - 20, Lilli Bruksås - 23 | Czechia & USA

An exploration of love across space and time between Nova and Echo Equinox, an astronaut marooned at the edge of the universe.

Shira Baron - 23, Lucia Agajanian - 24 | USA

Evicted from his barber shop and living "couch to couch," aspiring rapper Cyrus must grapple with his fraught history with his father and navigate his uncertain future.

Aranza Bergés - 22 | Canada

In a city where young girls keep going missing, one's paranoia increases as she feels she is being stalked from the shadows.

Leila Bustami - 22, Sarah Whittum - 22, Skylar Kim - 24, Zhanel Ibragimova - 21 | USA

A young woman, expelled from college and forced to return home to her tight-knit Arab community, tries to restore her reputation. However, complications arise when she becomes entangled in an alien conspiracy.

Anne Di Martino - 20 | USA

A heartfelt autobiographical short film narrated by an older sister, who takes the audience on an emotional journey into her family's life.

Emilie Brøndrum Tinghede - 18, Molly Ulvsrod Koldsø - 17, Lauge Lynge Dahl Winther - 19, Gustav Schneider - 18 | Denmark

A young girl finds out that she is pregnant. In an attempt to be independent from her sister, she tries to keep it a secret.

Samantha Schofield - 22, Marianna Kaimakliotis - 22, Ava Burka - 22, Trevor Scholl - 23 | USA

After arriving home for her sister's birthday, a young woman struggles to share that she's pregnant.

Audrey Song - 16 | USA

A filmmaker attempts to piece together who her grandmother is through family memory and archives.

Amira Stone - 23 | USA

An intimate attention to transformation in body and culture endured across oceans and time. From granddaughter to grandmother: what lives and dies at the other end of sacrifice?

Alan He - 22, Makayla Leilua - 22, Rachel Chung - 22, Ethan Wen - 21 | USA

A young Chinese-American baseball player must confront his internalized racism after his overbearing father comes to his rescue.

Aidan J. Stebbins - 21, Abby Pellien - 22, Shannon Edgar - 21, Fox Hughes - 21 | USA

A young participant in competitive target shooting is given a new pistol on his birthday by the person who’s been instructing him: his mother.

Frédérique Picard - 22 | Canada

A young Indigenous woman is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect that with the move into adulthood, she feels as much a stranger in her village as in her new town.

Maya Weldon-Lagrimas - 22, Dalin Nelson - 24 | USA

A woman recounts her experience living in a dysfunctional queer household while California repealed gay marriage during the 2008 election.

Deniz Akyurek - 21, Mason Grammer - 22 | USA

A recent college graduate must confront his fear of adulthood, his childhood nostalgia, and the supernatural entities which pursue him through the halls of his old elementary school.

Mir Mengi - 21, ZJ Wang - 20, Luis Figueroa Caunedo - 21 | Czech Republic

Pavel finds himself in the middle of a fall afternoon that slowly reveals the uncertainty of his future, dissolving into a mark on his neck by night.

Quinn Yurasek - 18, Cooper Walton - 18, Quinn Pedersen - 21 | USA

A girl studying in New York City gets knocked up and has to figure out how to tell her mom.

Kit Baronas - 22, Kirc Cohen - 23, Pietro Russolo - 24, Mohammad Zakizadeh - 24 | Canada

Ashamed to sing, a choir boy finds his true voice in the underground punk scene.

Sayna Fardaraghi - 23, Julian Wolf Stoller - 20 | UK

As the fear of her impending adulthood becomes louder, a sedentary girl is asked to go to a party.

Hannah Sperling - 21, Sadie Kopacz - 20, Karen Han - 21, Avani More - 20 | USA

An eighth-grade girl on the cusp of self-awareness gets more than she bargains for after she steals her first bra.

Eli Staub - 21, Sofia Uribe - 22, Evie Masters - 22 | USA

The day in the life of a social media content moderator as she faces her daily onslaught of disturbing content -- based on true, anonymous stories.

Eion Nunez - 17 | USA

After being diagnosed with terminal insomnia after a failed experiment to achieve eternal life, Cillian attempts to find another way to connect with his past.

Kane Wilson - 21, James Freeman - 24, Carmela Schönenberger - 24 | UK

In a dystopian realm where consciousness is encased within neural implants, Logan, a solitary Decksdark, finds himself intertwined with an ethereal entity.

Phoenix Park - 19, Angel Noriega - 18, Sophia UY - 19 | USA

The future of advertisements strive for a complete distortion of reality, turning the world into an overwhelming parade.

Yishan Yang - 16 | China

In 2035, Xu Fang's idyllic mountain retreat with her husband, Yang Shu, shatters when she discovers he is a humanoid with a mechanical heart.

Caleb Reese Paul - 16 | USA

Determined to find her missing sister, Claire investigates her small town’s mysterious church rituals and battles fragmented visions, cryptic encounters, ever-present surveillance, and a dangerously unorthodox society.

Paulette Argeres - 24, Madison Wolfe - 21, OJ Parker - 21 | USA

During the apocalypse, two best friends meet up in a virtual reality to fulfill their final desires together.

Rishabh Trivedi - 24, Justin Tang - 24, Jacob Staudenmaier - 24 | USA

Three friends crash their fourth friend's funeral to spend a day with him as if he were still alive.

Fiona Huxley - 22, Isabella Spagnoli - 21 | USA

When Tammy, a single mother and waitress, receives a winning lottery ticket, her ex-husband tries to reap the rewards - by any means necessary.

Peyton Tenison - 24, Juan Felipe Díaz - 24, Sam Wolf - 24 | USA

When an agoraphobic plant-woman’s water supply is shut off, she must face the outside world or suffer the dire consequences.

Jonah Pagenhart - 17 | USA

Twin brothers Jake and Anthony go on a heist to retrieve a stolen love letter.

Heath Dunbar - 21, Macy Friday - 20, Zane Likosky - 21, Athul Obla - 21 | USA

A drifting high school graduate is pulled into a dangerous plot by a wealthy teenage girl who asks him to help her murder her parents in exchange for a share of their fortune.

Veronika Wielach - 21 | UK

A widowed man finds solace in a local knitting group.

Paolo Accogli - 23 | Italy

Sher is a transgender superheroine, guardian of the trans* and queer community.

Sam Stewart - 21, Rachel Brownlee - 21, Joy Heller - 22, Sophia Czertak - 22 | USA

Two women on opposite teams of a dating game show realize they must win the show’s prize, a life-saving luxury bunker, in an alternative way or risk facing the end of the world alone.

Kate Saltel - 20 | USA

Mid-wedding at a Vegas-style chapel, a celebration comes crashing to a halt when the iconic, deceased pink poodle Poolvis Poodlepoodle’s greedy Estate steps in and shuts it down.

Caitlyn Phu - 23, Drake Konishi - 24 | USA

Determined to help her ailing grandfather complete his bucket list, a girl hires a "surrogate body" for him to fulfill the final tasks that he physically can no longer do.

Alex Guerra - 21 | Guatemala

The walls have been repainted and nobody is home. A lone tree stands overlooking the shadows left behind.

Alex Lo - 22, Justin Dong-Hyuk Im - 21, Sina Abadi - 21 | Canada

An auto-fictional experimental film about the filmmaker digging a hole from Toronto to Hong Kong.

Esther Kong - 22, Vivian Xiao - 20 | USA

As Joseon woman faces persecution, her nose is severed as punishment for alleged infidelity. Her fleeting death wish transcends through the history of Korean women from Joseon to the Korean War.

Luke Donovan - 20, Natasha Ellis - 20 | Canada

Two dreamers collide on a quiet night.

Skye Schoenhoeft - 22, Nina Tartibi - 22 | USA

Moved into this apartment under extenuating circumstances, and life only got crazier from there. And then I graduated college and moved away before I processed any of it. Here is my processing.

Jennifer Ross - 22, TJ Wallace - 22, Boston Enderle - 23, Ella David - 22 | USA

Alone in her relationship and afraid to leave it behind, distant Addie craves for something within her girlfriend to make her feel whole again.

Mia Sato O'Neal - 22, Devanae Zuniga - 22, Brayden Rios - 24, Andromeda Viramontes - 22 | USA

A kaleidoscopic city symphony exploring the over-consumption of technology and human disconnection.

Maia Helvy - 22, Mia Gant - 21 | USA

The powerful words of the late June Jordan's 'Poem About My Rights' serve as a poignant backdrop to the vibrant lives of a group of black lesbians embracing joy and solidarity amidst the serenity of nature.

Justin Kaminuma - 24 | USA

A hallucinatory journey through the eyes of a patient experiencing a deterioration of their senses and perception as they confront uncertainty, anxiety, and the fragility of memory and identity.

Nathan Cowles - 21 | USA

A brother reads aloud two notes written in secret, at different points in time, for his sister: one after his old suicide note was discovered by his sister, the other after his sister's own suicide attempt.

Jestke Lieber - 24 | Netherlands

A twenty-something's new year begins with heartbreak. Freshly single, he struggles through various social moments and discovers he has to reinvent himself.

Thibeaux Hirsh - 22 | Jamaica

Richard Reid, aka “Evel,” works at a crocodile sanctuary and tends to his beloved fighting fowls. He hopes to raise enough money to pay for his daughter to get her hair braided by entering his best bird El Chapo in a fight.

Aerin Wu - 24 | USA

After his birthday party, Nono waves goodbye to his friends. He suddenly feels very empty and disoriented.

Maria Paula Quesada Quiros - 23, Gabby Fiszman - 23, Doug Kerner - 23, Tre'len Johnston - 24 | USA

After her 23rd birthday ends with an existential crisis and a pair of pooped pants, Aly comes home to the only thing that could make matters worse...a surprise party.

Giles Perkins - 24, Roya Alidjani - 24, Tiana Cantu - 23 | USA

A hesitant 15-year-old considers the sacrifice he needs to make for the approval of his older brother's friends.

Roxy Sophie Sorkin - 23, Chelsea Eisen - 24, Brian Niles - 24 | USA

Two bimbo besties, post plastic surgery, debate the need to call the local sexy police amidst a botched burglary for fear of being seen swollen, bandaged, bloody.

Justin Cahyadi - 24, Breann Houghton - 21, Blaze Richert - 21 | Canada

There is no normal hamster death.

Sophie Lynch - 22, Oisin McKeogh - 22 | Ireland

After accidentally killing one of her clients, a recently divorced housewife turned dominatrix must figure out what to do next - all while dealing with her manipulative teenage son.

Laurence De Vera - 23, Rhain Alcoriza - 22, Icah Fidel - 21 | Philippines

A misguided prank causes Sari to choke on a goldfish and their outlook is fifty-fifty. Two friends reevaluate their friendship as they wait for the hospital's call.

Aashish Joshi - 24, Nick Knezevich - 23 | USA

A man-child taunts a stranger on the NYC subway to prove himself in front of his girlfriend, but what he finds funny is no joke to the stranger.

Marlena Lerner - 23 | USA

Amid chaotic Thanksgiving preparations, a neurotic teenager schemes to prevent her family from learning uncomfortable news.

Luke Gresback - 24, Jacob Staudenmaier - 23, Chris Pickering - 23 | USA

A terrible guy who lives to seek pleasure is forced to look inward when he smokes a moldy cigarette.

Jaclyn Goldstein - 22 | USA

Fantasy blurs with reality when a girl sees her favorite popstar IRL for the first time.

Brendan Lee Hickey - 23 | USA

Three young men escape the busy world of that old city life, but the joyful reprieve of friendship and autumnal majesty isn't all that awaits them. Something else lurks deep in the reeds.

Marcellyn Fisher - 24, Summer Muster - 22, Billy Croston - 21 | USA

In this darkly comedic take on the classic Aesop fable, a miserable Tortoise will do whatever it takes to beat the arrogant, psychopathic Hare in a footrace.

Harshith S. Kotni - 24, Julie Zhao - 24 | USA

When a perfectionist teenage Bharatanatyam dancer is denied her Arangayram (recital), she must realize that impeccable technique alone is insufficient.

Santana Aguirre - 23, Eve Robitshek - 24, Alex Turner - 24, Sela Pierce - 24 | USA

An aspiring pianist returns to her estranged family's ranch for her father's funeral. Upon arriving, she dreams of him and the life they lived together, forcing her to confront their complicated relationship.

Miguel Hernandez - 19, Kenny Acker - 22, Tessa Osborne - 24 | USA & Mexico

Mateo, an 18-year-old from Mexico, considers abandoning his life in America to return to the place he once belonged, but the presence of his new friends challenges him to accept a new reality.

Dylan Scott - 20, Noah Manzoor - 20, Betsy Finlay-Sheil - 20 | UK

A quiet nineteen-year-old struggles to order at a restaurant while grappling with the building pressure to choose a purpose in life.

Lizzie Han - 23, Aidan Lesser - 24, Anthony Wegner - 23, Stephanie Sakaki - 24 | Canada

Seven-year-old Maggie desperately wants to get her elderly dog, Taco, a cake for his upcoming birthday.

Lucy Hirschfeld - 24, Maya Zaleski - 24 | USA

A struggling actor gets dropped by his agent in the middle of teaching a master class to a group of children at his old Catholic Middle School.

Amanda Chen - 21, Rebekah Chun - 22, Becca Meza - 22, Eljin Yoo - 22 | USA

Rosie, an imaginative yet clumsy dreamer, wants to achieve her dream by flying to outer space on a homemade airplane.

Hudson Hillin - 14 | USA

A successful teenage author with a serious bout of writer's block turns to his famous author father for guidance.

Yann Carrillo - 19, Angel Noriega - 19 | USA

Cosmonaut extraordinaire Laika blasts into space! When her mission goes awry, she is forced to confront the nature of her own existence.

Kiara Lin - 22, Max Lee - 21 | USA

When a spunky 8 (and a half) year old is moved across the country, homesick, she'll go through ANY length to make it snow.

Mia Đurkan - 14, Ema Novosel - 14, Lara Đurkan - 17 | USA

A short film that takes you into the realms of the subconscious and gives you the impression that, just like in dreaming, you have generated the images yourself, even though you don't know why.

Peer Langenheim - 19, Rio - 20, Nikolai Chalkidis - 21 | Germany

The girl with the analogue camera and the boy in the red sweater are living in their own worlds. A chance encounter leads to the search for a shared reality.

Kat Wright - 18 | USA

After a frustrated artist gives up on their project their sketch comes to life to finish the job.

Dale Burgess - 16 | USA

A lonely boy with his head in the clouds sends daily letters through a bucket and rope to a girl who lives in a hot air balloon.

Anvi Dayal - 15 | USA

A middle school math teacher transforms his school by creating a garden.

Annika Kim - 18 | USA

A girl tries to find her own color through the frames of the different identities she holds in her daily life.

Jane Helen Lee - 16 | South Korea

Belle, a bullied tween, discovers a small dog that only she can see.

Ollie Cunningham - 17 | USA

A young fisherman’s frantic struggle to outdo an old man’s effortless success leads to a humbling realization.

Chengyu Li - 17 | USA

A reminder dedicated to everyone: be kind!

Kat Dubrow - 17 | USA

In her first queer relationship, a woman becomes entangled in a seductive game of pursuit, where love, desire, and power shift unpredictably between hunter and prey.

Mika Lim - 20 | USA

In a barren technological future, a thief sneaks into a super-advanced computer to steal back the spirit of creativity.

Leesha Grant - 14 | Canada

Leesha is the very first Cree female goalie to be invited to play in the Premier Ice Prospect U15 in Prague. This is a snapshot of her summer training before the big leap.

Aneta Vašková - 18 | Czech Republic

Childhood turned into reality.

Magill Moyes - 20, Jesse Roberto-Biggs - 20, Samuel Parnahaj - 20 | Canada

In a society that often marginalizes those they consider different, a spirited 16-year-old girl with an intellectual disability defies expectations as she dives into the world of horseback riding.

Martina Inostroza - 12 | Czechia

An old lady reminisces about life in Smilovice while her granddaughter dreams of exploring beyond.

Created collectively by a group of filmmakers between the ages of 16 and 23 | Spain

A portrait of youth, of characters who think, dream, yearn and trust. A portrait of Barcelona, too: ​​the city they share.

Shreela Agarwal - 24 | India

Amidst Mumbai's relentless pursuit of progress, a boxing club fights to preserve its legacy against the backdrop of urban redevelopment threatening its existence.

Jason Masty - 11, Simon Novolinga - 11, Tamasi Sala - 11 | Canada

Charlie Takatak takes viewers on a trip to harvest mussels on the Belcher Islands in Hudson's Bay in negative 50 degrees and shares knowledge of the floes and ice safety, and his life.

This film is dedicated to the memory of Tamasi Sala who left us too soon.

Samuel Correa - 20, Juan Martinez - 20, Ariya Beckler - 22 | USA

From Colombia's darkest corners to Florida's sunshine, Claudia, an ordinary mother with an extraordinary past, casts shadows on her uncertain future: the elusive American dream.

Matthew Donkers - 20, Molly Ruby - 19, Jesse Telfer - 21, Luke Otter 23 | Canada

A retired truck driver reflects on a life spent on the road while his children explore the emotional toll of his absence, honouring the unsung heroes who keep the world moving.

Ilse Moreno - 24, Mateo Zambrano - 24, Ismail Alberto Ali - 23 | Canada & Mexico

A poignant glimpse into the harsh realities of migrant farm workers in Canada through one worker's journey and his daughter's perspective.

November Nolan - 24, Cory Griffin-Fiorella - 24, Maggie Brill - 24 | USA

A young trans woman travels back to places she visited as a child with her estranged mother, reflecting on memory, loss, and grief.

Max Hendrickson - 19 | Ireland

A grand cosmic exodus of the flora and fauna of the Earth.

Nate Markquart - 22, Chloe Prahl - 24, Peter Yinzhi Pan - 20, Angel Mendoza - 21 | USA

Opposing views around the proposed management of Catalina Island’s non-native deer species spark conflict among a tight-knit community.

Matthew Wisdom - 22, Ally Smith - 22 | USA

As the world grows arid, a young girl searches for water to heal her injured father.

Frank Parkinson - 22, Okyoung Noh - 21 | USA

A young investigator uncovers the dark legacy of PFAS contamination in local waterways, revealing a nationwide crisis lurking in our bloodstreams.

James DeLisio - 21 | USA

A flock of Cliff Swallows oscillates between their nest along the Interstate 5 Freeway, and the San Dieguito River.

Angelina Plowe - 17, Burke Sullivan - 17, Annabelle Leonard - 17, Liam O'Dell - 17 | USA

Local fisherman Garrett Ross explores his relationship with fishing and the Lowcountry region of Savannah, GA.

Matthew Wilbur - 19, Adele Adams - 19 | USA

A short look at Yellowstone National Park through 16mm film.

Mona D'hertefelt - 21 | Belgium

Panic rises on a meadow when four cows are confronted by a billboard with the hard truth: they are the cause of global warming.

Madee Sabatier - 22, Ruthie Weeks - 21, Rebecca Greenwood - 21 | USA & Canada

After decades of colonialism left the Blackfeet Nation without their sacred animals, redemption begins to show itself through the renewal of free-roaming bison.

Yufei Xiao - 22, Rachel Wu - 24, Yang Liu - 24 | USA

On a humid summer day, a young masseuse recognizes her client as a childhood friend during a foot massage service and enters a flashback of their withheld memory.

Jules Vésigot-Wahl - 24 | France

Annick lives with the memory of her husband Loïc, lost at sea 40 years earlier. One day, the corpse of a young sailor washes ashore.

Rebeca Spiegel - 24 | Canada

In an alternate reality where Laika the Soviet space dog survives her mission, Amandine rushes to rescue her.

Athena Cheris - 21 | USA

Ronald Chase, a 90 year old filmmaker and teacher, hangs the obituaries of his dead friends and mentors on his wall. This ritual reveals his insights on life, death, and art.

Joe LaFrance - 21, Brenden Mascherino - 22 | USA

Within the fading echoes of their once-intimate bond, a long-time married couple parts ways with the familiar comforts of their home and the memories held as the move into the final chapter of life.

Shriya Surana - 15 | USA

A visual letter to the filmmaker’s Nani, or maternal grandmother, that serves as a space for her to explore the too-familiar, diasporic feeling of losing a language.

Victor Stoll - 23 | Brazil

After many years estranged away, the last heir of a Lebanese immigrant family returns to her childhood estate.

Jordie Simpson - 21 | USA

An abstract reflection on grief, growth, and how we choose to remember our loved ones.

Mackie Mallison - 23, Athan Le - 19 | USA

Viewers are immersed in the intimate memories and imaginations of four women in the director's Japanese American family, where everyday anxieties of shopping, paying the bills, and flying are ruptured by dreams of financial freedom and homecoming.

Noah Berghammer - 24, Owen Ragland - 22, Dominic Mauro - 21 | USA

Sometimes, being in a relationship can feel like a war.

Minerva Navasca - 22, Sasha Argirov - 24 | Canada

A man engulfed by heartbreak. His search for closure leads him down the road to madness.

Bridge Taylor - 22, Luciana Baldovino - 24, Sonali Chugani - 23 | USA

Diving into a world that confronts the harsh reality of reaching a dead-end in a relationship, this piece acknowledges that fighting for a one-sided love is futile.

Giovanna - 24, Caro Knapp - 24 | USA

Feeling frustrated with the growing pains of life, Trousdale takes out their frustration in the boxing ring.

Carter Beardmore - 23, Cate Christiansen - 23, Alexandra Mettler - 23, Sofia Cordoba - 23 | UK

Filmed on a British football pitch, the music video lightheartedly imagines the potential for women coming together.

Elise Schatz - 23, Bamba Kimball - 23, Taraneh Tajdini - 24, Elise Jonke - 23 | USA

Healing from trauma is a complex journey, but within lies the strength to embrace another dawn; what happens when you live to see that new day?

Seyi Kaja-Gbadegesin - 24, Somadina Onuoha - 24 | Nigeria

A couple's aggressive argument before a rave, leads to a chaotic emotional outbreak and further destructiveness.

Angela Wang - 23, Ginny Kim - 22, Spencer Wither - 23 | Canada

A group of friends explores carpe diem, connection with one another, and turbulence.

Caro Knapp - 24, Sonali Chugani - 24, Giovanna Trujillo - 24 | USA

Lyn Lapid spirals out at a party that she can't seem to escape in her first single from her debut album, Buzzkill.

Christopher Consoli - 22, Nathan Haydel - 20 | USA

Nate has hit a crossroad in life. In order to find his peace, he is taken on an adventure to face his fears, his anger, and most importantly, himself.

Caitlyn Phu - 23, Jason Quan - 24, Chris Pickering - 24 | USA

After falling for a criminal, a girl leaves her normal life to become his partner-in-crime.

Ethan Grossman - 23 | Netherlands

Music by Mood Bored. Filmed in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Elise Schatz - 24, Nikki Ghalili - 23, Jaeden Gomez - 24 | USA

While on the night shift, a janitor is transported to a world of his own.

Benjamin McGregor - 24 | Canada

Sam Darkoh goes Stainless.

Amy Roach - 21, Jorge Jaén - 22, Zane Farmer - 21, Katherine Nerro - 21 | USA

Caught in a toxic relationship, Katherine Nerro reclaims her power by making her partner choose what they're really after.

Ama Buzo - 23 | USA

Adrift in the middle of the ocean, writer's block brings the artist to the Garden of Dreams, filled with dandelions. There, a dancer, a photographer, and a painter find strength in his music.

Helena Augsberger - 17, Max Schneiderman - 17 | USA

A high school boy is certain he's meant to be with the college girl of his dreams - she just thinks they're better off with a restraining order.

Victoria Mezquita - 22, Anastasia Mirabelle - 22, Kevin Feng - 22, Marcus Quinn - 21 | USA

Karina is trapped in a seductive cycle, her movements dictated by an unseen force she can’t escape. With each eerie repetition, reality shatters, and freedom fades.

Sonora Grace Wright - 20, Roman Zen Treppa - 19, Cydney Mobley - 20, Barry Anderson - 23 | USA

A girl finds out that her lover is cheating on her with another woman.

Asta Marie Liedman - 17, Marco Andersen - 18, Romeo Banjas Struve - 16 | Denmark

Gudrun experiences an attraction she hasn't faced before. Now she must choose between her boyfriend waiting outside or this new side of herself.

Ewa Japola - 21, Hanna Tarasiewicz - 22, Filip Cyran - 20 | Poland

Sara, in search of love, wants just one thing: a phone number. Well, alright, a shoe size too. And a registration number. Date of birth, body temperature, the number of teeth... Numbers don't lie.

Misagh Karimi - 24 | Iran

A young couple who have been in a long-distance relationship for several years meet again a few months after their breakup.

Emma Rosman - 23, Ella Knez - 22, Linus Mogensen - 23 | Sweden

During the feverishly hot summer of 2018, Siri and Thelma navigate the highs and lows of their inseparable bond, filled with sun-drenched days, endless parties, and the bittersweet awakening of desire and change.

Halen King - 24, Shani McKenzie - 22, Renée Foy - 23, Cam Barbeau - 23 | Canada

A transgender man confronts his cisgender boyfriend's disapproval towards a gender affirming procedure.

Kate diRienzi - 24 | USA

When introduced to her fellow nun's family, Sister Flora questions her romantic relationship with Sister Muriel and her devotion to God.

Jacob Staudenmaier - 24 | USA

An ill-fated meeting between two groups of dudes.

Zeynep Su Sezgin - 22, Deniz Gonel - 22, Mitchell Clark - 21 | USA

A Turkish immigrant family in New York grapples with unspoken tensions and cultural expectations that stifle their ability to connect.

Taye Alvis - 24, Josh Willick - 24 | Canada

When his camera breaks during a game of basketball, Junior struggles to maintain his friendship with his fellow players.

Cade Johnson - 16, Ryan Boulet - 16 | USA

After the death of a local rider, professional motocross racer Brandon Hardin is forced to realize the dangers involved with the sport of dirt bike racing.

Margot Budzyna - 22, Christian Tasiopoulos - 23 | USA

A young woman navigates a surreal audition process where her boundaries are tested in pursuit of a coveted spot in an elite acting program.

Hannah Ignacio - 22, Michael Merlino - 22, Austin Tong - 21, Claire Frankland - 23 | USA

A Filipina-American girl faces two defining days: the anxious world of suburban Sunday school at age 6, and meeting her white boyfriend’s passive-aggressive parents at age 16.

Yoni Ben-Haim - 24 | UK

An uncle struggling to find common ground with his nephew eventually bonds with him over a morbid curiosity.

Parker Fenady - 23 | USA

As Emilia and Maxine spy on their best friend’s first date, they come to realize the chemistry might not be between the couple they anticipated.

Alex Shuryepov Witt - 22, Laura Kim - 21, Daniela Muñoz - 22, Graycen Skalecki - 22 | USA

A Ukrainian grandmother suffering from dementia is transported back to moments of her life in the Soviet Union.

Martin Lee - 21, Airham Almonte - 23 | USA

An exploration of the graffiti of the elusive “Poet” in the neighborhood of Fields Corner, Boston.

Sunny Rae Keller - 21, Martin Li - 23 | France

After witnessing a tragic accident, a metropolitan pigeon spends the rest of the day questioning her life in the city.

Jesse Padveen - 23, Solmund MacPherson - 24, Tobias Harrison - 23, Josh Willick - 23 | Canada

A locksmith's date night turns into a waking, liminal nightmare.

Kelly Yu - 22, Connor Williams - 24 | USA

A documentary crew interviews the man in charge of taking care of the last goldfish on earth.

Christopher Consoli - 23, Jasper Rogers - 20, Felix Bailly - 22 | USA

A gang of masked kidnappers capture the duo Fifteenøeight and take them for everything they've got.

Tahina Tomaszek - 21, Clair Sciglimpaglia - 20, Stephanie Whiteman - 21 | USA

When the corrupted footage of a student film project is discovered near the woods of Lake Washington, it reveals a terrifying descent into madness as four college filmmakers' production spirals into a waking nightmare.

Grace Stromatt - 24, Haley Salcido-Gronski - 23, Fernanda Vega - 23, Camille Remi Kirby - 23 | USA

One night, Margot receives an interesting proposition through her Ouija board.

Riley R. Scott - 21, Steven Xie - 21, Camille Brimmer - 21 | USA

A late-night gas station stop becomes terrifying when a young woman's path crosses with an unwelcome guest.

Athena Stuebe - 20, Sydney White - 20, Isaiah Kollmansberger - 20 | USA

Haunted by her parents' death, a 14-year-old girl at a remote Catholic school fixates on proving she's chosen by God, leading her down a chilling path of faith-fueled madness.

Orson Ford - 17 | USA

A janitor compulsively watches the coach of a high school basketball team. As her fixation grows, the boundary between observer and participant begins to dissolve.

Jules Santamauro - 23, Luke Harris - 23 | USA

When Carrie, a religiously devout girl, takes her first time drinking too far, she must "wash away her sins."

DC Dzoja - 23 | Canada

After rejecting a marriage proposal, Eva finds herself increasingly tormented by a sentient can of beans.

Ava Pearson - 17, Nina Zandvliet - 18, Eleanor Smith - 18 | Italy

During a summer trip to Sicily, Sally is confronted with her bestie's volatile new friend Alex. Sally is strangely drawn to the traditional puppets decorating their villa, and the strings that bind the two friends threaten to rip them apart.

Max Karpman - 22, Franny Hill - 22, Kaylee Smith - 21, Seth Karall - 22 | USA

When American teacher Marc Fogel is sentenced to fourteen years in a Russian prison, his family strives to remain united as they launch a campaign to bring him back home.

Celi Mitidieri - 21, Milena Montero - 24 | USA

A small Liberal Arts College in Sarasota, FL finds itself in a culture war against the government for the basic right of educational freedom. Now, the community must learn how to find resistance amid a reality they didn't sign up for.

Dylan Clarke - 16, Aesha Gluck - 17, Nofa Ouali - 13, Cormac Kelly - 15 | USA

An exploration of the life, work, and motivation of the San Francisco-based muralist, Chris Gazaleh.

Ray Teoh - 21 | Malaysia

Jaz and Julie, siblings rendered stateless by Malaysia's gender-discriminatory citizenship law, navigate life as invisible members of society.

Léo Gatinot - 24, Clara Nicolas - 24 | France & Italy

On the Franco-Italian border, a tunnel boring machine cuts through the mountain, drying up streams and fountains in its path. Transalpin is a descent from the snow-capped peaks to the valleys where the anger of the villages echoes.

Victoria Pham - 17 | USA

A mother recites her last letter to her daughter. A daughter dreams of her last memories of her mother.

Qingxuan Wang - 18, Yimeng Wang - 20, Chris Wang - 21, Jay P, - 21 | China

After the only boy accidentally “killed” an unborn brother during the one-child policy period, an encounter between him and a little boy dissolves his years of guilt.

Chris Martinez - 21, Veronica Hein - 21 | USA

A distraught teen attempts to track down her recently-deceased father’s missing cat, only to unearth a devastating family secret in the process.

Jiaying Lin - 21 | China

Following the death of her grandfather, Jiaying Lin documents her family in Shanghai as they navigate traditional rituals of mourning.

Jamaica Kindlová - 22 | Czech Republic

A blind boy bravely discovers the world – his inner one and the one around him.

Sophia Lin - 20, Cierra Gladden - 21, John D'cruz - 21 | USA

After giving away her young daughter, an incarcerated immigrant mother begins to make sense of her guilt when she connects with a kindred inmate.

Egill Nielsen - 20 | Iceland

A woman named Brynja frantically searches for her 7-year-old daughter after she doesn't return home from school on time.

Jacob Hoxie - 22 | USA

Haunted by his past while also simultaneously trying to reconnect with it, a mysterious creature roams the woods, preying on an unsuspecting family.

Isla McNae - 16 | USA

How Aunt Wendy learned from her life alongside horses and dogs, and how they have helped her and the people around her.

Mawahib Ismail - 23, Alec Morrison - 23, Chloe Jiselle - 23 | USA

Despite her poetic way with words, recent graduate Samira can't seem to find the right ones to stand up for herself against her mother's constant dismissal and disappointment. This results in a dance-off, the massive consumption of goat meat, and a kid figuring out how to want herself.

Asha Mary Oli Mallick - 14 | USA

After starting work at a new office job, a task to report to a door is much more challenging than expected...

Lucas Salm-Rojo - 18 | USA

A small character study on Ruth Barton and her experiences in the arts and in life.

Ellie Nishino - 17, Elena Miller - 14, Ava Carlson - 13, Journey Morrison - 24 | USA

At the homecoming dance, Mirabelle desperately tries to fit in with a clique of mean girls before discovering the power of self-acceptance and the courage to defy conformity.

Daniel Heechan Lim - 18 | USA

A cinematic take on the viral "college decision video."

Mia Cullivan - 21, Grace Chuka - 21, Ava Keresztes - 21 | USA

Mia returns to her childhood love of rock hunting and the ocean while navigating sobriety, college life, and the search for a community where she can truly belong.

Dani León Herrera - 23 | USA

An autobiographical documentary that follows the journey of a Mexican immigrant family adjusting to life in the U.S. as young adults and first-time parents.

Nate Markquart - 22 | USA

Every day, 22 veterans commit suicide in the United States. A northwest-based organization reconnects veterans with their community through outdoor experiences to inspire hope back into their lives.

Riley Street - 24, Wylie Soltes - 24 | USA

Bebe lets it all out.

Julia Lalonde - 22, Sydney Beaton - 21 | Canada

13-year-old Evelyn longs for the attention of her class crush. When she notices his fascination with their female teacher's bouncing chest, she determines that boobs are the key to his heart.

Huijun Wang - 24 | USA

An exploration of existence that unfolds through the metamorphosis of a character as she journeys through the evolving environment.

Saskia Steinberg - 24, Madison Hookway - 24, Scarlett Gardner - 24 | UK

In the wake of the death of her closest friend, a teenager searches for a new ally: cold water.

Julio Aceituno - 20, Barkın Öztürk - 21 | USA

Charlie Brouwer, a Virginia sculpture artist, shares his experience of becoming legally blind later in his career. Unexpectedly, he finds acceptance through an unlikely muse.

Sarah Bordji - 24 | France

Once upon a time in a small village there was Lina, cornered with domestic tasks, and her sister Madeleine, living a carefree life. One day, Lina has a strange encounter that makes her darkest wish come true…

Nidhi Kumar - 21, Zola Franchi - 20, Vivienne Ayres - 21 | USA

A visual scrapbook of individuals' memories of colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during their youth and examining how these experiences have left lasting imprints on their lives today.

Teddy Alvarez-Nissen - 23 | USA

A family struggles to care for their aging grandfather who has turned into an animal.

Wren Petkov - 23, Michelle Saal - 22 | Ireland

An uncertain young girl takes a leap and finds herself alone in a big city, surrounded by strangers for the first time in her life. But are we ever really alone in a crowd?

Seven Xyst - 24 | USA

A woman in crisis gets unwanted counsel from a strange figure lurking in her imagination.

Giran Findlay - 22, Lina Li - 24, Sebastian Marin - 23, Stephanie Sakaki - 23 | Canada

When a young woman returns home to her estranged parents, a buried secret threatens to unravel the fragile reunion.

Nikki Ghalili - 23, Paige Broman - 22, Lauren Chappell - 23, Tate Stüssy - 23 | USA

Faced with an indeterminate divorce and a disillusioned daughter, Rita must navigate a Virginia winter armed with nothing but her chronic depersonalization and a rather unusual cockroach problem.

Una Smoole - 21, Nikki Ghalili - 20, Tom Bolles - 21 | USA

A miniature girl who tap dances in candy machines runs away with a curious and charming rescuer, only for her to realize that she must be the one to save herself.

Sarah Jean Williams - 22, Luna Garcia - 24 | USA

A girl follows her sister into the afterlife to have one last conversation.

Brittany Young - 24, Jaelyn Ellis - 23, Cassie Greer - 23 | USA

After lighting up and getting the munchies, a group of vulgar teenage girls with a complicated history stumble into a botched robbery at their local convenience store.

Colleen Ryan - 21, Alexander Daniels - 22, Carmen Halphen - 22, Brenden Mascherino - 21 | Panama

Luis, a child of a lower income family In Panama during their impedimentary water crisis, hears the Legend of an ancient spirit that could bring nourishment to the people of a struggling community as long as they believe.

Sophia Lafaurie-Muñoz - 21, Alex Miranda - 19, Myra Soto - 21, Emelin Vivar - 22 | Dominican Republic

After crossing the border river, a Haitian boy and a Dominican boy accidentally meet and become unlikely friends.

Isabelle Leonard - 22, Juliette Boland - 21 | USA

While contestants compete to achieve their dreams on a singing competition TV show, a fading celebrity judge must square off against a ruthless, up-and-coming producer for control of the show’s future.

Tayler Gilbert - 22, Courtney Rowe - 22, Brittny Antillanca - 21 | USA

When James, closeted preachers son in Missouri, decides to runaway. A deer collision forces him to confront cycles of generational trauma, identity, and faith.

Victoria Capitano - 19, Jonathan Kirkpatrick - 20, Beckett Hobbs - 19, Luca Bevilacqua - 19 | USA

At a parole hearing for his older brother, a traumatized young man struggles to reconcile memories of the brother he loved with the crimes he committed, questioning if he can ever forgive him.

Mia Daniela Alejo - 21, Nick Stoner - 20, Xayda Garza - 21 | USA

Three graffiti writers in Austin, Texas share a common goal: cover as many walls, buildings, ditches and underpasses with their selected aliases in multi-colored aerosol paint.

Chi Tran - 22, Skylar Kim - 23, Jason Wang - 21 | USA

Faced with deportation at the end of his work permit, an Asian immigrant tries to get hate-crimed to secure a green card.

Justin Nguyen - 21, Ethan Frank - 22, Devon Again - 23, Zayd Ezzeldine - 21 | USA

Devon does a live performance in an empty swimming pool.

Étienne Galloy - 23 | Canada

During a major depersonalization episode, Salem embarks on a solo biking journey on the road 132 all across the Gaspé Peninsula, with the intent of ending her life where the Land ends.

Daisy Friedman - 21, Isaak Popkin - 22 | USA

Noa, a chronically ill girl goes to her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal illness.

George Petrou - 22, Laura Calzada - 20, Geraldine Piong - 23 | UK 

An exploration in how the experience of sound changes throughout the process of vision loss, using visual and aural language to interpret the subjective experience of blind individuals.

Sungbin Moon - 23, Nicklas Beijer - 23 | USA

A filmmaker calls her now-sober mom, who lives halfway around the world, to confront their traumatic past. This mini-documentary explores the raw realities of addiction, the complexity of motherhood, and the healing power of distance and movie-making.

Skye Schoenhoeft - 22, Casey Donlan - 23, Zanna Hocker - 22, Lucian Patton - 22 | USA

When Wren comes home from college, they discover a ghost in their childhood bedroom.

Anjali Pulim - 21. | USA

On a classic summer afternoon, two sisters ponder life, death, and everything in-between.